Take a look at what the United States has to offer with a map of the most popular attractions by state.
This is the perfect list if you’re planning a cross country road trip with the family any time soon.
The data below was taken from a variety of sources including the National Park Service, tourism offices, and the attractions themselves. All data was collected and compiled in 2009.
If you’re having trouble reading the map, we’ve included an alphabetical list by state below.
Have you been to any of these? Click here to see what each state hates the most by popular opinion.
ALABAMA
United States Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville, AL
Annual Visitors — 509,000
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ALASKA
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Skagway, AK
Annual Visitors — 935,940
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ARIZONA
Grand Canyon National Park
Northwestern Arizona
Annual Visitors — 4,425,314
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ARKANSAS
Hot Springs National Park
near Hot Springs, AR
Annual Visitors — 1,238,147
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CALIFORNIA
Disneyland Park
Anaheim, CA
Annual Visitors — 14,721,000
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COLORADO
Rocky Mountain National Park
near Estes Park, CO
Annual Visitors — 2,757,390
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CONNECTICUT
Hammonasset Beach State Park
Madison, CT
Annual Visitors — 1,9000,000
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DELAWARE
Delaware Seashore State Park
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Annual Visitors — 1,200,000
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FLORIDA
Walt Disney World / Magic Kingdom Park
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Annual Visitors — 17,063,000
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GEORGIA
Stone Mountain Park
Atlanta, GA
Annual Visitors — 4,000,000
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HAWAII
Waikiki Beach
Honolulu – Island of Oahu, HI
Annual Visitors — 3,670,000
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IDAHO
Silverwood Theme Park
Athol, ID
Annual Visitors — 558,000
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ILLINOIS
Navy Pier
Chicago, IL
Annual Visitors — 8,600,000
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INDIANA
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Lake Michigan’s south shore (near Porter, IN)
Annual Visitors — 1,833,596
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IOWA
Amana Colonies (National Historic Landmark)
Amana, IA
Annual Visitors — 800,000
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KANSAS
Flint Hills Tall Grass Prairie (National Preserve)
near Strong City, KS
Annual Visitors — 250,000
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KENTUCKY
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area
Between Lake Barkley & Kentucky Lake (Kentucky/Tennessee)
Annual Visitors — 1,259,773
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LOUISIANA
The French Quarter
New Orleans, LA
Annual Visitors — 5,000,000
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MAINE
L.L. Bean Flagship Store
Freeport, ME
Annual Visitors — 3,500,000
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MARYLAND
Assateague Island National Seashore
Assateague Island (a barrier island along the Maryland & Virginia coast)
Annual Visitors — 2,011,438
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MASSACHUSETTS
Faneuil Hall Marketplace (Quincy Market)
Boston, MA
Annual Visitors — 20,000,000
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MICHIGAN
The Henry Ford Museum (Edison Institute/Greenfield Village)
Dearborn, MI
Annual Visitors — 1,500,000
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MINNESOTA
Mall of America
Bloomington, MN
Annual Visitors — 40,000,000
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MISSISSIPPI
Natchez Trace Parkway (National Park Service)
444 mile long parkway stretching from Natchez, MS to Pasquo, TN
Annual Visitors — 4,200,000
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MISSOURI
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch
St. Louis, MO
Annual Visitors — 1,954,810
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MONTANA
Yellowstone National Park
NW Wyoming (predominantly), SW Montana, E Idaho
Annual Visitors — 2,000,000
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NEBRASKA
Henry Doorly Zoo (Riverview Park)
Omaha, NE
Annual Visitors — 1,388,014
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NEVADA
Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas, NV
Annual Visitors — 30,000,000
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
White Mountain National Forest
New Hampshire/Maine
Annual Visitors — 5,000,000
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NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ
Annual Visitors — 4,000,000
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NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque Biological Park (BioPark)
Albuquerque, NM
Annual Visitors — 1,123,000
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NEW YORK
Times Square
Manhattan/New York City
Annual Visitors — 37,600,000
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NORTH CAROLINA
Blue Ridge Parkway (National Park Service)
469 mile National Parkway along the Blue Ridge Range of the Appalachian Mountains through North Carolina & Virginia
Annual Visitors — 10,943,831
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NORTH DAKOTA
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
near Medora, ND
Annual Visitors — 516,804
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OHIO
Cedar Point Amusement Park
Sandusky, OH
Annual Visitors — 3,200,000
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OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Oklahoma City, OK
Annual Visitors — 500,000
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OREGON
Crater Lake National Park
South Central Oregon
Annual Visitors — 415,686
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PENNSYLVANIA
Independence National Historic Park (Independence Hall)
Philadelphia, PA
Annual Visitors — 4,076,638
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RHODE ISLAND
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Providence, RI
Annual Visitors — 505,409
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Broadway At The Beach
(entertainment/shopping complex)
Myrtle Beach, SC
Annual Visitors — 14,000,000
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
near Keystone, SD
Annual Visitors — 1,789,328
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TENNESSEE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee/North Carolina
Annual Visitors — 6,940,000
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TEXAS
San Antonio River Walk (Paseo del Rio)
San Antonio, TX
Annual Visitors — 5,100,000
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UTAH
Temple Square
Salt Lake City
Annual Visitors — 5,000,000
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VERMONT
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory
Waterbury, VT
Annual Visitors — 293,000
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VIRGINIA
Blue Ridge Parkway (National Park Service)
469 mile National Parkway along the Blue Ridge Range of the Appalachian Mountains through North Carolina & Virginia
Annual Visitors — 5,365,474
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WASHINGTON
Pike Place Market
Seattle, WA
Annual Visitors — 10,000,000
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WEST VIRGINIA
New River Gorge National River
southern West Virginia
Annual Visitors — 1,212,854
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WISCONSIN
Devil’s Lake State Park
near Baraboo, WI
Annual Visitors — 1,300,000
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WYOMING
Yellowstone National Park
NW Wyoming (predominantly), SW Montana, E Idaho
Annual Visitors — 3,066,579
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WASHINGTON DC
National Mall & Memorial Parks
Washington, D.C.
Annual Visitors — 25,000,000
